Karyn Bye
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Karyn L.•Bye (-Dietz) |
| Used name | Karyn•Bye |
| Other names | K. L. Bye |
| Born | 18 May 1971 in River Falls, Wisconsin (USA) |
| Measurements | 173 cm / 75 kg |
| NOC |  United States |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 1 |
| Silver | 1 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 2 |
Biography
Growing up as a hockey player playing with boys, Karyn Bye often registered as K. L. Bye, including on her high school hockey team, so they would not know she was a girl. She played forward at the University of New Hampshire where she scored 164 points in 87 games, but switched to defense with the US National Team. She still led all US scorers at the 1998 Winter Olympics, was named USA Hockey Player of the Year in 1995 and 1998, and later served as a part-time fitness instructor while raising her children.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Winter Olympics | Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey) | USA |
Karyn Bye | |||
| Ice Hockey, Women (Olympic) | United States | 1 | Gold | |||
| 2002 Winter Olympics | Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey) | USA |
Karyn Bye | |||
| Ice Hockey, Women (Olympic) | United States | 2 | Silver |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Ice Hockey Championships (0–6–0 1992 Tampere silver; 1994 Lake Placid silver; 1997 Kitchener silver; 1999 Espoo and Vantaa silver; 2000 Mississauga silver; 2001 Minneapolis silver)